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June 27 Events in History - June 27 Birthdays - June 27 Deaths
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June 27, 1995 Holland's debut in English domestic comp (vs. Northants, NatWest) June 27, 1995 Mason City Iowa's TV news personality Jodi Huisentruit disappears June 27, 1995 Space shuttle STS-71 (Atlantis 14), launches June 27, 1995 Former WMMS engineer William Alford is sentenced to 10 days and $1,000 fine for cutting feed during Howard Stern's broadcast from Cleveland June 27, 1994 "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 8 performances June 27, 1994 118 degrees F (47.8 degrees C) at Lakewood, New Mexico June 27, 1994 12th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Dave Stockton June 27, 1994 N.Y. Daily News increases prices to 50 cents June 27, 1993 "Falsettos" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 487 performances June 27, 1993 11th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Jim Colbert June 27, 1993 New York Met pitcher Anthony Young loses record 24th straight game June 27, 1993 Shelley Hamlin wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic June 27, 1993 Don Henley booed in Milwaukee when he dedicates the song "It's Not Easy Being Green" to President Clinton June 27, 1992 193rd ranked Andrei Olhovsky defeats #1 seed Jim Courier at Wimbledon June 27, 1992 Dan O'Brien fails on pole vault and eliminated from Olympics decathlon June 27, 1992 Daryl Gates retires as Los Angeles police chief June 27, 1992 Denmark upsets German 2-0, to win European Soccer championship June 27, 1991 Emmy 18th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 12th time June 27, 1990 Jose Canseco signs record $4,700,000 per year Oak A's contract June 27, 1988 Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m) June 27, 1988 Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning June 27, 1986 Anne White shocks Wimbledon by wearing only a body stocking June 27, 1986 In referendum, Irish uphold ban on divorce June 27, 1986 Robby Thompson (SF) sets record, caught stealing 4 times in 1 game June 27, 1986 San Francisco Giant Robby Thompson is caught stealing record 4 times June 27, 1986 U.S. informs New Zealand it will not defend it against attack June 27, 1986 World Court rules U.S. aid to Nicaraguan contras illegal June 27, 1985 1st hotel strike in New York June 27, 1985 Route 66, Chicago to Santa Monica, is decertified June 27, 1984 Emmy 11th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 5th time June 27, 1984 Fire destroys a set in "A View to the Kill" June 27, 1984 France wins soccer's European Cup June 27, 1984 Late Night's 1st Tower Drop June 27, 1984 Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts June 27, 1983 Highest price paid for painting by a living artist 960,200 pounds - Miro June 27, 1983 Mariners bat out of order against White Sox in 2nd inning June 27, 1983 NASA launches space vehicle S-205 June 27, 1983 Soyuz T-9 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station June 27, 1982 "Dancin'" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 1,774 performances June 27, 1982 "Play Me a Country Song" opens and closes at Virginia Theater New York City June 27, 1982 STS-4 Launch (Columbia) June 27, 1982 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Rochester Golf International June 27, 1981 "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes returns to #1 slot June 27, 1981 Cambodia adopts its constitution June 27, 1981 Pamela Jenks, 21, crowned 14th Miss Black America June 27, 1980 1st female state police graduates, New Jersey June 27, 1980 Dodger's Jerry Reuss' no-hits San Francisco Giants 8-0 June 27, 1980 Italian plane crashes into Tyrrheense Sea, kills 81 June 27, 1980 U.S. revives draft registration June 27, 1979 Muhammad Ali retires as boxing champ June 27, 1979 Supreme Court rules employers may use quotas to help minorities June 27, 1978 Henry Rono of Kenya sets record for 3,000 m, 7:32.1 June 27, 1978 Soyuz 30 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Polish) to Salyut 6 space station June 27, 1978 U.S. Seasat 1, 1st oceanographic satellite, launched into polar orbit June 27, 1977 5-4 Supreme Court decision allows lawyers to advertise June 27, 1977 Djibouti (Afars and Issas) claims Independence from France June 27, 1977 Willie McCovey smashes 2 home runs in inning for 2nd time (Apr 12, 1973) June 27, 1976 "Pacific Overtures" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 193 performances June 27, 1976 Air France Airbus hijacked in Germany to Uganda June 27, 1976 Israeli raid on Entebbe, Uganda June 27, 1976 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Invitational June 27, 1976 Portuguese general Antonio Eanes elected president June 27, 1974 "Flip Wilson Show," last airs on NBC-TV June 27, 1974 U.S. president Nixon visits U.S.S.R. June 27, 1973 "Live and Let Die" premieres in U.S. June 27, 1973 John W Dean tells Watergate Committee about Nixon's "enemies list" June 27, 1973 Uruguay suspends constitution June 27, 1971 "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" closes at Golden New York City after 31 performances June 27, 1971 26th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by JoAnne Carner June 27, 1969 50,000 attend Denver Pop Festival June 27, 1969 Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match June 27, 1969 Police raid Stonewall Gay Bar in Greenwich Village, New York, about 400 to 1,000 patrons riot against police, it lasts 3 days June 27, 1968 Ludvik Vaculik publishes "Manifest of 2000 words" in Prague June 27, 1967 Race riot in Buffalo New York (200 arrested) June 27, 1966 1st sci-fi soap opera, "Dark Shadows," premieres on ABC-TV June 27, 1966 4th Mayor's Trophy Game; Yanks beat Mets 5-2 June 27, 1965 Carol Mann wins LPGA Carling Golf Open June 27, 1964 "New Phil Silvers Show," last airs on CBS-TV June 27, 1964 Jan and Dean release "Little Old Lady From Pasadena" June 27, 1963 Bill J Kramer and Dakotas record Lennon and McCartney "I Call Your Name" June 27, 1963 President Kennedy spent 1st full day in Ireland June 27, 1963 USAF Major Robert A Rushworth in X-15 reaches 86,900 m June 27, 1963 Phillies Johnny Callison hits for cycle, but Phillie centerfielder Tony Gonzalez's error ends his record 205 consecutive errorless games June 27, 1962 NASA civilian pilot Joseph Walker takes X-15 to 6,606 kph, 37,700 m June 27, 1962 Ross Perot begins Electronic Data Systems, EDS June 27, 1960 British Somaliland becomes part of Somalia June 27, 1960 Chlorophyll "A" synthesized Cambridge Mass June 27, 1960 Oil pipe line from Rotterdam-Ruhrgebied opens June 27, 1959 "West Side Story" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 734 performances June 27, 1959 14th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright June 27, 1959 Players vote Henry Aaron unanimously for the All-Star Game June 27, 1958 Billy Pierce's perfect game bid broken with 2 outs in 9th June 27, 1958 Harry Burrell flies KC-135 record (5:27:42.8) New York to London June 27, 1957 Hurricane Audrey, kills 526 in Louisiana and Texas June 27, 1956 Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings June 27, 1955 "Julius LaRosa Show," debuts on CBS-TV June 27, 1955 1st automobile seat belt legislation enacted, Illinois June 27, 1954 1st atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia) June 27, 1954 CIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala June 27, 1953 Joseph Laniel appointed French premier June 27, 1950 "Liar" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 12 performances June 27, 1950 32nd PGA Championship: Chandler Harper at Scioto CC Columbus Ohio June 27, 1950 U.S. sends 35 military advisers to South Vietnam June 27, 1950 North Koreans troop reach Seoul, United Nations asks members to aid South Korea, Truman orders Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict June 27, 1949 "Captain Video and His Video Rangers," debut on DUMONT-TV June 27, 1947 98 degrees F (36.8 degrees C) in De Bilt Netherlands June 27, 1947 WRC TV channel 4 in Washington D.C. (NBC) begins broadcasting June 27, 1945 Foundation 1940-45 established June 27, 1944 Cherbourg, France liberated by Allies June 27, 1943 Elly Dammers throws Dutch record spear (41,43m) June 27, 1943 Fanny Blankers-Koen runs Dutch record 200m (24.5) June 27, 1942 FBI captures 8 Nazi saboteurs from a sub off New York's Long Island June 27, 1942 PQ-17 convoy leaves Iceland for Archangelsk June 27, 1941 Bialystok Poland falls to Germany June 27, 1941 Nazi manifest against the Jews in Amsterdam June 27, 1940 Soviet Army attacks Romania June 27, 1940 U.S.S.R. returns to Gregorian calendar June 27, 1939 1st night game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Indians 5, Tigers 0) June 27, 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 2-2, in 23 innings June 27, 1939 Headley scores a cricket century in each innings vs. England at Lord's June 27, 1935 Danno O'Mahoney beats Jim Londos in Boston, to become wrestling champ June 27, 1934 Federal Savings and Loan Association created June 27, 1933 4th Ryder Cup: Great Britain, 6 -5 at Southport and Ainsdale, England June 27, 1931 3rd Ryder Cup: U.S., 9-3 at Scioto CC Ohio June 27, 1929 1st color TV demo, New York City June 27, 1929 President Von Hindenburg refuses to pay German debt of WW I June 27, 1922 Newberry Medal 1st presented for kids literature (Hendrik Van Loon) June 27, 1917 1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service June 27, 1915 100 degrees F (38 degrees C), Fort Yukon Alaska (state record) June 27, 1915 Dutch SDAP demonstrates against conscription June 27, 1914 Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight boxing title June 27, 1914 U.S. signs treaty of commerce with Ethiopia June 27, 1909 23rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats M Barger-Wallach (60 61) June 27, 1909 Etten-Leur 1st airplane flight in Netherlands (Belg count De Lambert) June 27, 1905 Russian sailors mutiny aboard battleship "Potemkin" June 27, 1903 9th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 307 at Baltusrol GC NJ June 27, 1893 Great stock crash on New York stock exchange June 27, 1890 Cecil Rhodes' colonies attack Motlousi at Matabeleland June 27, 1890 George Dixon becomes 1st black boxing champ (Bantam weight) June 27, 1876 1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Philadelphia Athletics) June 27, 1876 Democratic Party elects Samuel Tilden as presidential candidate June 27, 1867 Bank of California opens doors June 27, 1864 Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia June 27, 1863 Skirmish at Fairfax (Courthouse) Virginia June 27, 1862 Battle at Garnett's/Golding's Farms, Virginia June 27, 1862 Battle of Gaines' Mill, Virginia (Cold Harbor, Chickahominy Bluffs) Day 3 June 27, 1847 NY and Boston linked by telegraph wires June 27, 1833 Prudence Crandall, a white woman, arrested for conducting an academy for black females at Canterbury Conn June 27, 1806 Buenos Aires captured by British June 27, 1778 Liberty Bell came home to Philadelphia after the British had left June 27, 1756 French fleet conquer St. Philips Castle of Minorca June 27, 1743 English defeat French at Dettingen June 27, 1697 Polish parliament selects monarch August van Saksen as king June 27, 1693 1st sea battle of Lagos: England and Holland vs France June 27, 1693 1st woman's magazine "Ladies' Mercury" published (London) June 27, 1652 New Amsterdam (now New York City) passes 1st speed limit law in US June 27, 1580 Duke van Alva's army occupies Portugal June 27, 1542 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain June 27, 1524 Earl Henry III of Nassau weds Mencia de Medoza, 16-years old marquess June 27, 678 St. Agatho begins his reign as Catholic Pope |